Play Nice

by Rachel Harrison

But so often, being right means nothing but winning a round of a losing game.

He doesn’t talk to me, which I appreciate. The next person to ask me, Yeah, you like that? is getting a firm no.

Men are never selfish. They’re smart. Women are always selfish. You want to be single? Selfish. You’re a wife and mother and do anything other than dote on your husband and children? Selfish. I want you and your sisters to learn to take that word as a compliment. Anyone who says that to you is trying to discourage you from doing what you want. That’s how you know you’re doing something right.

“I don’t hate love,” I say. “Just seems like more trouble than it’s worth. It’s fun until it isn’t, and once the fun part’s over, why bother?”